Firstsource Solutions Ltd., a leading business process management company, announced this week its call center in Colorado Springs will hire more than 100 call center representatives to handle work for a new client in health care. “We are excited to keep the jobs in Colorado Springs and make a large number of hires in the region to support… Continue Reading Springs’ Firstsource call center to add jobs

Local real estate brokerages are hiring. ERA Shields has hired more than 20 real estate agents and support staff members in the past year. RE/MAX Properties has added 16 since January. Prudential Rocky Mountain Realtors has bumped its staff from seven agents to nine. Some of the hires are seasoned real estate professionals simply moving… Continue Reading Strong real estate market has brokerages beefing up

Small business owners are optimistic about the coming year, but they are holding the line on employees and don’t expect to hire in this first quarter. Small business owners report growing more dissatisfied with government but, the New Year is bringing renewed optimism for their company’s success in 2013, according to a Manta survey of… Continue Reading Small businesses optimistic but not hiring

Have you thought about incorporating interns into your business, but decided against the idea because you reasoned you were too small or couldn’t compete with large companies and their professional intern programs? Think again. In today’s under-staffed economy, interns offer unique benefits to companies of any size, including sole proprietorships. An effective intern program can… Continue Reading Good intern programs accelerate hiring success

This Veterans Day, U.S. Bank said it has hired 2,300 veterans nationwide, surpassing its military hiring goal for 2012. “U.S. Bank is firmly committed to employing and supporting veterans, active-duty service members and their families,” said Richard Davis, chairman, president and CEO of U.S. Bancorp, parent company of U.S. Bank. “Veterans bring valuable leadership skills… Continue Reading U.S. Bank named military friendly by G.I. Jobs

“The tyranny of low expectations” describes how young people in America often are failed by those who do not expect enough from them, and even worse, believe them incapable of meeting high standards. Pikes Peak Community College serves many students who arrive unprepared for the academic demands of college courses. We capably teach students the… Continue Reading Hiring young people can affect a generation

The Colorado Springs Regional Business Alliance is hiring. The economic development group, formerly the Greater Colorado Springs Chamber and EDC, is advertising to fill three positions – two of them from long-time employees exiting the group after a merger between the Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce and the Economic Development Corp. The group wants to… Continue Reading CSRBA hiring for three positions

Small businesses hired fewer people in August than in June, and more than 80 percent of them are not seeking bank loans. That’s the word from the latest SurePayroll survey of small businesses. SurePayroll is an online payroll service which has produced its SurePayroll Scorecard, a monthly look on national hiring and paycheck trends at… Continue Reading Small businesses are not seeking loans

T-Mobile’s Technical Care Center in Colorado Springs plans to hire up to 80 full-time technical care specialists during the next couple months. The company is hosting an open house from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 5 at the T-Mobile Call Center at 556 Chapel Hills Drive. Applicants can expect to… Continue Reading T-Mobile Call Center plans to hire 80; open house Wednesday

U.S. employers advertised more jobs in May than April, a hopeful sign after three months of weak hiring. Job openings rose to a seasonally adjusted 3.6 million, the Labor Department said Tuesday. That’s up from 3.4 million in April. It’s also the second-highest level in nearly four years, just behind March’s 3.7 million. Still,… Continue Reading U.S. job openings rose in May, good sign for hiring